164
164
Dec 18, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 164
favorite 0
quote 0
mcconnell: mr. president, are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: mr. president, i rise to pay tribute to senator kay bailey hutchison who will be retiring at the end of the year. senator hutchison has been a dear friend and colleague for a long time. she has always been ready to offer wise counsel, and i have usually listened. it's truly bittersweet saying goodbye to kay. on the one hand, i understand her desire to spend more time with bailey and with houston. we're all glad she will now be able to cheer from the sidelines at the soccer games. on the other hand, we'll miss seeing them practice their corner kicks on the second floor of the russell building. by the way, if you have ever been with kay on one of her early morning power walks, you know her kids -- you know where her kids get their energy. i'm told kay has worn out multiple members of congress, several staffers and quite a few others on those walks. and it's a fitting metaphor for her career.
mcconnell: mr. president, are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: mr. president, i rise to pay tribute to senator kay bailey hutchison who will be retiring at the end of the year. senator hutchison has been a dear friend and colleague for a long time. she has always been ready to offer wise counsel, and i have usually listened. it's truly bittersweet saying goodbye to kay. on the one hand, i understand her desire to spend more time with bailey and...
81
81
Dec 23, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 81
favorite 0
quote 0
leader mitch mcconnell has guided our party and our conference through the past six years. he is a gifted leader and one that i have witnessed time and again has come up with strategies that have gotten things done in the right way. senator jon kyl and i have worked on immigration and death tax relief. senator lamar alexander and i have championed the america competes act so that we would continue the priity of scientific research and that we would never fail to invest in our future because it is the sequel for our economy. i am very pleased that the distguished ranking member of the judiciary committeend the finance committee, finance committee now and judiciary before, is also on the floor and has been a wonderful friend to me, helping me in my very first election when he was the rock star at my fund-raisers in texas. and i thank senator orrin hatch for his long leadership in ts body. and i have had the wonderful good fortune to serve with two colleagues from my home state. first, senator phil gramm, who was a wonderful mentor and colleague. they broke the mold after sena
leader mitch mcconnell has guided our party and our conference through the past six years. he is a gifted leader and one that i have witnessed time and again has come up with strategies that have gotten things done in the right way. senator jon kyl and i have worked on immigration and death tax relief. senator lamar alexander and i have championed the america competes act so that we would continue the priity of scientific research and that we would never fail to invest in our future because it...
240
240
Dec 21, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 240
favorite 0
quote 0
does boehner turn to harry reid and mitch mcconnell? what's next? >> you heard john boehner at the beginning of the press conference say it is up to the president and congress. half of congress already voted or at least the half of the majority of the majority if you will, and the house isn't going to do anything. i think the attention switches over to some kind of deal that president obama can cut not only with senate majority leader harry reid but also votes from minority leader mitch mcconnell to get anything through the senate. we'll see if that package, whatever they can come up with, remember, they don't have that long. i guess you can say the house republican comments just ruined mitch mcconnell's christmas. once they get that through, if they bring it back to the house, they'll find some combination of democratic votes and whatever votes among republicans they can come up with. they clearly wouldn't come up with a majority last night. the request he is how many votes can john boehner bring to the table for something that passes the senate? t
does boehner turn to harry reid and mitch mcconnell? what's next? >> you heard john boehner at the beginning of the press conference say it is up to the president and congress. half of congress already voted or at least the half of the majority of the majority if you will, and the house isn't going to do anything. i think the attention switches over to some kind of deal that president obama can cut not only with senate majority leader harry reid but also votes from minority leader mitch...
96
96
Dec 27, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 96
favorite 0
quote 0
whether mcconnell will filibuster such a deal and will boehner allow a vote. the strategy he indicated moments ago. that doesn't look like good news with the frosty exchange of statements between house speaker boehner yesterday and majority leader reid. the statements indicated this political paralysis we have been stuck in for several days. the question is he seems out and can they do the little things to get us past the deadline. >> i want to go back to you. procedurally, we know how hard it is for any type of bill, even if they agreed on it to move forward by that deadline. explain why that's so hard? >> consider the likelihood that mitch mcconnell does not insist on that plateau. such a bill that goes back to the house of representatives, the senate sent the same bill back to the house in august. how is john boehner going to get the votes for that when he couldn't get the votes for plan b to raise taxes on only those making $1 million a year. it seems unlikely that the current course we are in will be the solution. we have gone nowhere here. peter is right
whether mcconnell will filibuster such a deal and will boehner allow a vote. the strategy he indicated moments ago. that doesn't look like good news with the frosty exchange of statements between house speaker boehner yesterday and majority leader reid. the statements indicated this political paralysis we have been stuck in for several days. the question is he seems out and can they do the little things to get us past the deadline. >> i want to go back to you. procedurally, we know how...
41
41
Dec 18, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 41
favorite 0
quote 0
on the senate floor monday, republican leader mitch mcconnell talked movingly of the victims and notably did not mention any policy next step. >> we stand with the people of newtown today and in the days ahead. we can do nothing to lessen their anguish. but we can let them know that we mourn with them. >> and while opponents protested the nra, the nra told nbc news it will not comment until the facts are thoroughly known. they deactivated their facebook page on sasht after celebrating getting to 1.7 million fans during the week, by the way. so it's the gun owners of america, a gun rights group to the right of the nra that's filling the void. the group's executive director, larry pratt, told "hardball"'s chris matthews, the sandy hook tragedy could have been averted if the teachers had been harmed. >> we've said, no, no, no, no, there's something really special and who knows what about those schools and maybe the teachers can't be trusted with a gun there. >> would this be a less free country if you couldn't have an assault rifle? >> well yb away. >> wait a minute, wait a minute. >> and f
on the senate floor monday, republican leader mitch mcconnell talked movingly of the victims and notably did not mention any policy next step. >> we stand with the people of newtown today and in the days ahead. we can do nothing to lessen their anguish. but we can let them know that we mourn with them. >> and while opponents protested the nra, the nra told nbc news it will not comment until the facts are thoroughly known. they deactivated their facebook page on sasht after...
306
306
Dec 22, 2012
12/12
by
KQED
tv
eye 306
favorite 0
quote 0
now it does go to the senate where harry reid and mcconnell can try to come to some, you know, functional su render for republicans and kick the cannon a lot of other issues and see if that can pass in the next ten days am buts that still has to pass the house. and so i think the chances of backing off of the cliff are higher than they ever have been. >> you know, i listened to some of these recalcitrant house republicans today, mark. and they were saying, i was to the going to vote for a tax increase when my constituent was never have gone along with that. >> well, i think there are two realities, here, judy. first of all there's a lot of republicans, more than a few democrats who are terrified of one thing, that's being primary, primary opponent without going to run on your right if you are a republican. on your left if you are a democrat. it's really become a problem for republicans. because this has been an article of faith that said before it is since 1990 that any republican in the house or the senate voted for a tax increase on capitol hill. any republican. now of the 2 41 republic
now it does go to the senate where harry reid and mcconnell can try to come to some, you know, functional su render for republicans and kick the cannon a lot of other issues and see if that can pass in the next ten days am buts that still has to pass the house. and so i think the chances of backing off of the cliff are higher than they ever have been. >> you know, i listened to some of these recalcitrant house republicans today, mark. and they were saying, i was to the going to vote for a...
129
129
Dec 26, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 129
favorite 0
quote 0
>> the ball seems to be in mitch mcconnell's court. does he filibuster anything that harry reid ends up making with president obama? we have a paired down legislation extending for income below $250,000 and doing something with unemployment insurance that you were talking about? the question is a senate filibuster, democrats need 60 votes and republican votes, mcconnell ends up filibustering and will there be senators who support the legislation and blocking the filibuster. a lot of gymsmanship and republicans when you lock at the situation in the house and the inability to pass along the other things, they are on the verge of taking a lot of blame if they filibuster the legislation and the house doesn't act on it. >> and only democratic support developing here. how much is he going to agree with the president when he has the election in 2014? some folks don't want to appear in any way too close to president obama right now. >> let's move on in terms of massachusetts. we got the information that ted kennedy jr. will not run. scott brow
>> the ball seems to be in mitch mcconnell's court. does he filibuster anything that harry reid ends up making with president obama? we have a paired down legislation extending for income below $250,000 and doing something with unemployment insurance that you were talking about? the question is a senate filibuster, democrats need 60 votes and republican votes, mcconnell ends up filibustering and will there be senators who support the legislation and blocking the filibuster. a lot of...
140
140
Dec 24, 2012
12/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 140
favorite 0
quote 0
what about senate minority leader mitch mcconnell? >> well, the thing at this point and i'm told by sources is that there really are no negotiations going on between senator mitch mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate, and senator majority leader harry reid, in hawaii for the funeral of daniel inouye and is now on his way back to washington. it would come down to the senate doing something. there would be a possibility that senate mcconnell might allow this bill i mentioned that i already passed in july, was a threshold for tax hikes, being at the $250,000 level, he may allow democrats to say, the house has to take this, or if there is some sort of vote on another measure, while mitch mcconnell would be unlikely to personally support it, perhaps he might let some of his republican senators do that, now, this is sort of thinking, coming from democrats, this is not something that mitch mcconnell at this point is planning to do, and it's very much unclear. the fact is, though, it doesn't just matter what the senate does, don. th
what about senate minority leader mitch mcconnell? >> well, the thing at this point and i'm told by sources is that there really are no negotiations going on between senator mitch mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate, and senator majority leader harry reid, in hawaii for the funeral of daniel inouye and is now on his way back to washington. it would come down to the senate doing something. there would be a possibility that senate mcconnell might allow this bill i mentioned that...
95
95
Dec 21, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 95
favorite 0
quote 0
mcconnell: by --. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: all i was suggest to my friend the majority leader you have a tax bill that originated in the house, it came over to the senate. if our friends in the majority don't like that version of it, they could call it up, amend it and see if there's a majority in the senate for something. the time for finger pointing is, seems to me, about over. the american people are not particularly interested in what originated here or there or who is doing what. they're interested in getting a result. and i was just trying to be helpful in suggesting you've got a tax bill that came over from the house, you've got a majority here, you could take it up, offer amendments, see if there is something that could achieve a majority of the senate rather than just complaining because the house didn't pass something yesterday, that didn't going to solve the problem. somehow, some way, we need to find a way forward and i hope we can in the coming week. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid:
mcconnell: by --. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: all i was suggest to my friend the majority leader you have a tax bill that originated in the house, it came over to the senate. if our friends in the majority don't like that version of it, they could call it up, amend it and see if there's a majority in the senate for something. the time for finger pointing is, seems to me, about over. the american people are not particularly interested in what originated here or...
65
65
Jul 25, 2012
07/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 65
favorite 0
quote 0
mcconnell: mr. president? first of all, let me welcome the vice president here today, our good friend who served for so many years in the senate. it reminds me of the negotiatio that he and i conducted in december of 2010. i got a call from the vice president one day and he said the president thought we ought to talk over the possibility of extending the current tack rates for everyone because the economy is not doing very well and the worst thing we could do would be to raise taxes on anyone in the middle of this economic situation. i said mr. vice president, i think that's something we would be interested in. and so the vice president and i negotiated for a period of time and agreed that because the economy was not doing well in december, 2010, we ought to extend the current tax rates for everyone. i can remember the signing ceremony. i was there. the majority leader was not. the speaker of the house was not. the president made a speech in signing an extension of the current tax rates for everyone that i co
mcconnell: mr. president? first of all, let me welcome the vice president here today, our good friend who served for so many years in the senate. it reminds me of the negotiatio that he and i conducted in december of 2010. i got a call from the vice president one day and he said the president thought we ought to talk over the possibility of extending the current tack rates for everyone because the economy is not doing very well and the worst thing we could do would be to raise taxes on anyone...
133
133
Dec 17, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 133
favorite 0
quote 0
mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i, too, am going to address the remarkable life of senator inouye at a later time, but i did want to make some observations here just for a few moments at the time of his passing. he was a man who, as we all know, rarely called attention to himself but who lived a remarkable american life filled with dignity and grace of the true hero that he was. only 17 when he heard the sirens over honolulu and saw the great planes flying overhead. at the time he dreamed of being a surgeon. a few years later a medic would be taking care of him after his heroic actions in the italian mountains for which he would one day receive our nation's most prestigious award for military valor. dan inouye's dream of being a surgeon was not realized, but there were other things in store. instead he became a member of one of the most decorated u.s. military units in american history and one of our nation's longest-serving and finest senators. an iconic political figure of his beloved hawaii and the onl
mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i, too, am going to address the remarkable life of senator inouye at a later time, but i did want to make some observations here just for a few moments at the time of his passing. he was a man who, as we all know, rarely called attention to himself but who lived a remarkable american life filled with dignity and grace of the true hero that he was. only 17 when he heard the sirens over honolulu and saw the...
145
145
Dec 20, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 145
favorite 0
quote 0
mcconnell: i ask proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i rise today to pay tribute to a dear friend and extraordinary public servant. senator jon kyl. for the past 18 years it has been my honor to serve alongside john here in the senate and it's been my great privilege to get to know him personally and work with him as closely as i have. jon has built a well-earned reputation as one of the great policy minds of our time. he has an encyclopedic knowledge of domestic and a keen interest in foreign policy. and we all know he's one of the hardest-working members of congress. he's been a leader on his own state's interest and he's emerged as one of the strongest leaders in our entire party opbd issue of nuclear strategy and arms control. jon has explained to an entire generation of republicans president reagan's enduring philosophy of peace through strength, and then applied it. jon has been a zealous proponent of strong missile defense, and more than any other senator he helped ensure t
mcconnell: i ask proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i rise today to pay tribute to a dear friend and extraordinary public servant. senator jon kyl. for the past 18 years it has been my honor to serve alongside john here in the senate and it's been my great privilege to get to know him personally and work with him as closely as i have. jon has built a well-earned reputation as one of the great policy minds of our time. he...
143
143
Dec 17, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 143
favorite 0
quote 0
mitch mcconnell said he had every reason to bring attention to himself but quote never did. we will have more on the life of the senator later in the show. the sandy hook elementary school massacre that left 20 children and 6 adults dead began burying the littlest victims as funerals were held for two 6-year-old boys including one whose twin sister survived that rampage. connecticut stit police lieutenant sadie tails were quote too difficult to discuss fktd they could hold the school and the home of adam lanza accountable. they pledge to seek change as he slowly recited the firs names of the victims. today white house press secretary jay carney warned that no single action or piece of legislation will prevent shootings like friday's attack. >> crowds lined up for the first of 26 funerals starting with 6-year-old noah pozner. they fell fwhook the ritual of never knowing again. >> they won't be able to drive go on the first date. >> it doesn't just break our hearts, it shatters them. >> neither senate leader called for any new gun laws. >> it was tied to the crusade they knew
mitch mcconnell said he had every reason to bring attention to himself but quote never did. we will have more on the life of the senator later in the show. the sandy hook elementary school massacre that left 20 children and 6 adults dead began burying the littlest victims as funerals were held for two 6-year-old boys including one whose twin sister survived that rampage. connecticut stit police lieutenant sadie tails were quote too difficult to discuss fktd they could hold the school and the...
84
84
Dec 20, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 84
favorite 0
quote 0
leader mitch mcconnell has guided our party and our conference through the past six years. he is a gifted leader, and one that i have witnessed time and again has come up with strategies that have gotten things done in the right way. senator jon kyl and i've worked on immigration and attacks released. senator lamar alexander and i have championed the america competes at so we would continue the priority of scientific research, and that we would never fail to invest in our future because it was the seed corn for our economy. i'm very pleased the distinguished ranking member of the judicial committee, and the finance committee, finance committee now and judiciary before, is also on the floor and has been a wonderful friend to me, helping me in my very first election when he was a rock star at my fundraisers in texas. and i think senator orrin hatch for his long leadership in this body. and i've had the wonderful good fortune to serve with two colleagues of my home state. first, senator phil gramm who was a wonderful mentor and colleague. they broke the mold after senator grah
leader mitch mcconnell has guided our party and our conference through the past six years. he is a gifted leader, and one that i have witnessed time and again has come up with strategies that have gotten things done in the right way. senator jon kyl and i've worked on immigration and attacks released. senator lamar alexander and i have championed the america competes at so we would continue the priority of scientific research, and that we would never fail to invest in our future because it was...
114
114
Dec 18, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 114
favorite 0
quote 0
mcconnell: i thank my friend, the majority leader. today is indeed a day to celebrate the life and extraordinary service to our country of our friend, senator dan inouye. i will have more to say about that later, but what a remarkable individual he was. it had been our privilege to have the opportunity to get to know him and observe his great work for a very long time. i thank my friend, the majority leader. mr. reid: mr. president, i came to the floor yesterday minutes after irene, senator inouye's wife, confirmed the death of her husband, my friend, a friend of all of us here. i was really, frankly, very emotional and announced to the senate and the country the death of one of the senate's all-time greats. so today upon contemplation, reflection, i might say a little bit more about senator inouye. his personal friendship i value so very, very much. he was a colleague but really a friend. he helped me so many times, helped me do my best here, my best has been with the help of him. as i mentioned briefly yesterday, he always had so mu
mcconnell: i thank my friend, the majority leader. today is indeed a day to celebrate the life and extraordinary service to our country of our friend, senator dan inouye. i will have more to say about that later, but what a remarkable individual he was. it had been our privilege to have the opportunity to get to know him and observe his great work for a very long time. i thank my friend, the majority leader. mr. reid: mr. president, i came to the floor yesterday minutes after irene, senator...
124
124
Dec 26, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 124
favorite 0
quote 0
we know there's not been communication between boehner and mcconnell, obama and boehner. are you amazed with this short amount of time to go there seems to be no sense of urgency on either side? >> am i amazed, given what we went through with the debt ceiling, no, i'm not amazed. i think there are forces here in this town that would like for us, sure people would like for there to be a deal, but going over the cliff on january 1st when there's this notion where it's not really a cliff, it's a slope, it's a curb depending who you talk to, that you can repair the damage if you get a deal done, you know, a few days after january 3rd. i think people feel like they can slow walk. as we saw last week when plan b failed, you know, speaker boehner said it's up to the white house and the democrats to come up with a deal. >> washing my hands with it. what's interesting is what you just touched on, conventional wisdom has grown now to it's a cliff, it's a cliff, we can't go off it, to we're okay for two to three weeks afterwards, the treasury can stay in place. do you think they wan
we know there's not been communication between boehner and mcconnell, obama and boehner. are you amazed with this short amount of time to go there seems to be no sense of urgency on either side? >> am i amazed, given what we went through with the debt ceiling, no, i'm not amazed. i think there are forces here in this town that would like for us, sure people would like for there to be a deal, but going over the cliff on january 1st when there's this notion where it's not really a cliff,...
273
273
Aug 5, 2012
08/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 273
favorite 0
quote 0
they can say mitch mcconnell helped us. he was not just the ideologue. he has smeared where the republican party has been. he has been marinated in the institutions of the senate. but unlike a lot of senators he never wanted to be president he has been a creature of the chamber and never really thought he was the president. >> interviewing countless people that senator mcconnell had a lot of interviews. i met him before but we were not close acquaintances. i would not have done the book 50 did not cooperate. it is not official but he did cooperate. sometimes i would share with him and he would say where it might be wrong but he would say is your book here is my take on that. sometimes parts would remain he did not agree with. whether president reagan had coattails that helped him to win the 1984 election. i happen to think there is something to it. there also criticisms i am sure he would dispute the administration and is where it is different but for the most part who i am an agreement with the mcconnell philosophy. there are instances where we
they can say mitch mcconnell helped us. he was not just the ideologue. he has smeared where the republican party has been. he has been marinated in the institutions of the senate. but unlike a lot of senators he never wanted to be president he has been a creature of the chamber and never really thought he was the president. >> interviewing countless people that senator mcconnell had a lot of interviews. i met him before but we were not close acquaintances. i would not have done the book...
68
68
Sep 20, 2012
09/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 68
favorite 0
quote 0
mcconnell: reserving the right to object. it really is quite curious my friend the majority leader is complaining about the one area i can think of over the last year and a half where the senate has met historic norms. in other words, we have handled judicial confirmations in this congress here in the senate in a way that meets and in some ways exceeds historic norms. at the same time, of course, we haven't done all the other things that we normally have done in the past, but so far during this presidential election year we've confirmed five circuit court nominees and 29 district court nominees. that is a good record for presidential election years. let me look at a few. in 1996, we confirmed 18 district court nominees. this year we've done 29. in 2000, we confirmed 31. in 2004, we confirmed 30. and in 2008, the last year of president bush's tenure, only 24 district court nominees were confirmed. in fact, in 2008 senate democrats free traded president bush's nominees so badly they were forced to confirm as the majority leader
mcconnell: reserving the right to object. it really is quite curious my friend the majority leader is complaining about the one area i can think of over the last year and a half where the senate has met historic norms. in other words, we have handled judicial confirmations in this congress here in the senate in a way that meets and in some ways exceeds historic norms. at the same time, of course, we haven't done all the other things that we normally have done in the past, but so far during this...
246
246
Dec 30, 2012
12/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 246
favorite 0
quote 0
we are expecting to hear from republican leader mitch mcconnell, maybe even senate majority leader harry reid, as of now so far as we know there is no fiscal cliff deal, but negotiations primarily betweens those two men are going on even as we speak or between their staffs. we're hearing a new sense of optimism from some senate members who believe they might be able to pass some kind of minimalist package that would keep tax rates from going up on the majority of americans. i want to go to capitol hill and cnn's senior congressional correspondent dana bash. dana, is that the sense you get that somehow we should be optimistic about whatever it is that's going on? >> you know, as we talked about before, you definitely get a feeling or the atmosphere here is that there is progress being made but in the same breath, but, there are still thingsing to worked out. as we wait for what we generally see when the senate opens which is the pledge of allegiance, a prayer and so forth, if you see the bottom of your screen, i'm not sure if you can see it, white hair, that is harry reid, the senate majo
we are expecting to hear from republican leader mitch mcconnell, maybe even senate majority leader harry reid, as of now so far as we know there is no fiscal cliff deal, but negotiations primarily betweens those two men are going on even as we speak or between their staffs. we're hearing a new sense of optimism from some senate members who believe they might be able to pass some kind of minimalist package that would keep tax rates from going up on the majority of americans. i want to go to...
115
115
Dec 27, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 115
favorite 0
quote 0
reid, mcconnell, boehner and pelosi. . joining me to talk more, we have peter alexander standing by at the white house as well as nbc's mike viqueira on capitol hill. some verbal smackdown, basically flipping the lights back on and harry reid taking to the floor to eviscerate speaker boehner. >> the sad part is you often seen the floor opened that way. mitch mcconnell being later today. i'm sure we'll hear something later. to hear it two days after christmas and a matter of days before we go through the fiscal cliff, obviously not encouraging. harry reid says time is running hout. he doesn't know if they could go through the legislative hurdles. if they have the votes around here, they can legislate the sky is green and the grass is blue. that's not an issue. what harry reid is really saying is mitch mcconnell, get on board, don't try to filibuster. of course they're talking about a bill that had raise capital on couples making more than $250,000 a year, and do a few other nuts and bolts that are deemed the bare minimum th
reid, mcconnell, boehner and pelosi. . joining me to talk more, we have peter alexander standing by at the white house as well as nbc's mike viqueira on capitol hill. some verbal smackdown, basically flipping the lights back on and harry reid taking to the floor to eviscerate speaker boehner. >> the sad part is you often seen the floor opened that way. mitch mcconnell being later today. i'm sure we'll hear something later. to hear it two days after christmas and a matter of days before we...
68
68
Jul 18, 2012
07/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 68
favorite 0
quote 0
mcconnell: i say --. mr. mcconnell: , i know the parliamentarian disagrees with his few but let's assume we do have a budget and by judge ask the majority leader why we haven't passed a single appropriation bill. mr. reid: that also is an easy question to answer. the republicans in the house, this is a bicameral legislature, why have reneged on the law passed last august that set numbers. their appropriation bills have artificially lowered the numbers and in effect violated the law that's in effect here in this congress. as a result of that, senator inouye has marked up his subcommittee bills and we can't -- and i would also say, madam president, the house was not serious about what they do. energy and water which used to be one of the most important subcommittees, most popular, i should say in addition to being important, subcommittees in this body, i was fortunate to serve on that subcommittee for more than a quarter of a century under a great -- under great leaders, domenici, bennett johnson, domenici and
mcconnell: i say --. mr. mcconnell: , i know the parliamentarian disagrees with his few but let's assume we do have a budget and by judge ask the majority leader why we haven't passed a single appropriation bill. mr. reid: that also is an easy question to answer. the republicans in the house, this is a bicameral legislature, why have reneged on the law passed last august that set numbers. their appropriation bills have artificially lowered the numbers and in effect violated the law that's in...
164
164
Apr 17, 2012
04/12
by
WJZ
tv
eye 164
favorite 0
quote 0
house speaker john boehner and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. boehner sat down with cbs "this morning" anchor charlie rose who asked the speaker what romney needs to do going forward. >> reporter: does he need to sort of reset his cam pain? does he need to get together and say to himself and to people and to you and the leadership in the senate "i want to take this opportunity to redefine myself because many americans have not focused on this campaign...". >> well, that's pretty hard to do. but after any primary there's always a little retooling. always some adjustments in terms of now you have a different opponent. and so i think you'll see some new things out of this campaign. >> reporter: like what? >> a real focus on what the election is going to be about. economics, economics, economics. >> pelley: you'll see more of charlie's interview with the speaker on cbs "this morning" first thing tomorrow. and one more note about congress tonight. the amount of your tax dollars spent on local pet projects commonly known as pork is down dramatically.
house speaker john boehner and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. boehner sat down with cbs "this morning" anchor charlie rose who asked the speaker what romney needs to do going forward. >> reporter: does he need to sort of reset his cam pain? does he need to get together and say to himself and to people and to you and the leadership in the senate "i want to take this opportunity to redefine myself because many americans have not focused on this campaign..."....
294
294
Dec 23, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 294
favorite 0
quote 0
according to mcconnell supporters he prefers biden who is known by some in the west wing as the mcconnell whisperrer because he sees negotiating as a political horse trading. would it make sense for joe biden to handleal the situation or to negotiate himself? >> i think the price president biden is very adept at handling this situation if the president wants him to do so. this issue was discussed, debated and decided in the november election. and so i know senator mcconnell might want vice president biden to work with him on this issue but it's the president who was selected by the american people to move forward on his agenda. so regardless of what senator mcconnell wants we need to come up with a solution to this issue. >> politico reports his new toughness is rooted in the nature of his convincing november win. so either of you who feels like starting, does the president deserve any blame for the collapse of negotiations or is it expected given that he did win the election? >> he did win the election but has to take some sort of blame, as well. if you look at the great negotiations bet
according to mcconnell supporters he prefers biden who is known by some in the west wing as the mcconnell whisperrer because he sees negotiating as a political horse trading. would it make sense for joe biden to handleal the situation or to negotiate himself? >> i think the price president biden is very adept at handling this situation if the president wants him to do so. this issue was discussed, debated and decided in the november election. and so i know senator mcconnell might want...
90
90
Dec 23, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 90
favorite 0
quote 0
i think senator mcconnell really bears the special responsibility. he is the architect and the symbol of a policy of absolute obstruction. the obstruction began at the beginning of president obama's presidency. it is utterly impossible for me to conceive of senate leaders that i grew up with being as different as it can be from howard baker or any of the great leaders. i think it is contrary to the way that the senate worked when it worked at its best. the senate is supposed to be the national mediator. that is a place where the parties come together and reconcile and not inflame differences. it did not work that way at all in the past -- in a long period of time. the frustration i have the senator mcconnell is number one, he deepened the problem. he has driven the senate to a much lower point. number two, he knows better than that. if you read an interview he did with politico, he said that he rises above partisanism. he mentioned his role model is senator john sherman cooper, a great republican senator. he knows what you are supposed to do in the s
i think senator mcconnell really bears the special responsibility. he is the architect and the symbol of a policy of absolute obstruction. the obstruction began at the beginning of president obama's presidency. it is utterly impossible for me to conceive of senate leaders that i grew up with being as different as it can be from howard baker or any of the great leaders. i think it is contrary to the way that the senate worked when it worked at its best. the senate is supposed to be the national...
123
123
Dec 18, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 123
favorite 0
quote 0
mcconnell: the u.s. senate has been conducting its business here in washington for just over 200 years, and for more than a fifth of that time, senator dan inouye of hawaii stood in its ranks. it was just one of the many aston iraqing fetes for a man -- feats for man who rarely called attention to himself but had every reason to do so. in a life of honors, he was never drawn to fanfare, and that always made him a different kind of senator. so today we mourn not hole a friend-- friend-- we mourn not only a friend and a colleague, but also everything he represented to a nation that will always need courageous and principled men like dan inouye, if it is to flourish and succeed. the people who worked with dan inouye might have known that he served in world war ii, but they could have gone years without nothing that he was one of the most decorated soldiers of his time. to dan his achievements were simply part of the job, and there were many. they start with his military heroism, of course, and they continue
mcconnell: the u.s. senate has been conducting its business here in washington for just over 200 years, and for more than a fifth of that time, senator dan inouye of hawaii stood in its ranks. it was just one of the many aston iraqing fetes for a man -- feats for man who rarely called attention to himself but had every reason to do so. in a life of honors, he was never drawn to fanfare, and that always made him a different kind of senator. so today we mourn not hole a friend-- friend-- we mourn...
115
115
Apr 14, 2012
04/12
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 115
favorite 0
quote 0
so senator mcconnell has a room that would house once the entire house of representatives. the house was a lot smaller in those days. but the house was the dynamic engine of the federal government. it was the place everybody was watching, and, in fact, that was where the press went to pay attention to what was going on. the senate was so far in the background, that for its first six years, the senate met entirely in secret session. it had no public gallery, it kept the doors closed. it didn't see any reason to let the public in. the senators were going to be legislated by state legislatures. they felt if they had a gallery, they might speak to the gallery, rather than to each other. and they could work as sort of a my he is, quiet advisory council to the president. ask that was phone. of course, the newspapers really houmded them, saying this is a democracy and the people have a right to know what their legislators are doing. the house, where everyone was going to run for re-election in two years, they opened their doors on -- immediately. so they wanted everyone to see wha
so senator mcconnell has a room that would house once the entire house of representatives. the house was a lot smaller in those days. but the house was the dynamic engine of the federal government. it was the place everybody was watching, and, in fact, that was where the press went to pay attention to what was going on. the senate was so far in the background, that for its first six years, the senate met entirely in secret session. it had no public gallery, it kept the doors closed. it didn't...
80
80
Feb 27, 2012
02/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 80
favorite 0
quote 0
here again, i want to thank senators reid and mcconnell for their leadership here. i think we see our leaders acting like leaders and trying to get things moving for the fiscal year 2013 appropriations bills. but i must say, and we all recognize this is easier said than done. we all know that. but i want them to know that they have many, many of their colleagues that support them in this goal of getting all of these appropriations bills done as we should. we have two very respected and accomplished senate leaders here on the floor, but we also have two accomplished and respected senators that run the appropriations committee. we could all talk a long time tonight about the chairman and ranking member, and i'm confident that if as a chamber we stand behind them and stand behind the two leaders, we can break this cycle of inaction here in the senate. the good news for this year is that we have already enacted into law our top-line spending number. in technical terms people call that 302-a allocation. so we know how much money we can spend on discretionary programs und
here again, i want to thank senators reid and mcconnell for their leadership here. i think we see our leaders acting like leaders and trying to get things moving for the fiscal year 2013 appropriations bills. but i must say, and we all recognize this is easier said than done. we all know that. but i want them to know that they have many, many of their colleagues that support them in this goal of getting all of these appropriations bills done as we should. we have two very respected and...
76
76
Dec 27, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 76
favorite 0
quote 0
mcconnell: i'm going to proceed in my leader time. the presiding officer: the senator has that right. mr. mcconnell: madam president, you'll excuse me if i'm a little frustrated at the situation we find ourselves in, but last night president obama called myself and the speaker and maybe others from hawaii and asked if there was something weekend do to avoid the fiscal cliff. i say i'm a little frustrated because we've been asking the president and the democrats to work with us on a bipartisan agreement for months, literally for months. a plan that would simplify the tax code, shrink the deficit, protect the taxpayers, and grow the economy. but democrats consistently rejected those offers. the president chose instead to spend his time on the campaign trail. this was even after he got reelected. and congressional democrats sat on their hands. now republicans have bent over backwards. we stepped way, way out of our comfort zone. we wanted an agreement, but we had no takers. the phone never rang. and so now here we are five days from the
mcconnell: i'm going to proceed in my leader time. the presiding officer: the senator has that right. mr. mcconnell: madam president, you'll excuse me if i'm a little frustrated at the situation we find ourselves in, but last night president obama called myself and the speaker and maybe others from hawaii and asked if there was something weekend do to avoid the fiscal cliff. i say i'm a little frustrated because we've been asking the president and the democrats to work with us on a bipartisan...
102
102
Dec 27, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 102
favorite 0
quote 0
>> senator mcconnell's probably in the best position. he's in very close touch with the president, the white house and democrats in both the senate and the house have been in very close coordination throughout this. they have been in lockstep. it was interesting to note that when we saw the plan "b" chaos just before christmas the house democrats stood firm. they stood united. historically, that's not the play of the democratic party but that does seem to be where the democrats are right now. the president is back today so there can be an opportunity for some discussions to resume. but boehner has made it clear that's it up to the senate at least in his opinion to make the next move. >> david, senator reid today accused speaker boehner of ca caring more about his job than, quote, keeping america on firm financial footing. >> right. >> that's the quote there. congressman tom cole asked about that earlier today. this was his answer. take a listen. >> he had the complete support of everybody for plan "b" and support in terms of speakership
>> senator mcconnell's probably in the best position. he's in very close touch with the president, the white house and democrats in both the senate and the house have been in very close coordination throughout this. they have been in lockstep. it was interesting to note that when we saw the plan "b" chaos just before christmas the house democrats stood firm. they stood united. historically, that's not the play of the democratic party but that does seem to be where the democrats...
153
153
Dec 24, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 153
favorite 0
quote 0
senate majority leader harry reid, minority leader mitch mcconnell will have to work together. a lot of focus shifts to mcdonnell. he has to try to get something that will pass with republicans that they can get through the house and senate, but i think president obama certainly has a role to play. remember, he is the one who ran on the platform. >>> you heard him map out on friday. he would like a scaled-back version of the grand bargain, something to prevent taxes going up, and also lay the groundwork potentially for deficit reduction in the future. i think you will see president obama cut his vacation short, and continue to play a role in those negotiations. richard. >>> kristin, over the weekend, he attended the funeral for the late senator inouye, who he has called an inspiration to him. what did you see in that service? >> well, more than 20 members of congress attended, mostly democrats, majority leader harry reid spoke and praised senator inouye for his partisan spirit, reaching across the aisle. of course in an earlier memorial service, the president called the late se
senate majority leader harry reid, minority leader mitch mcconnell will have to work together. a lot of focus shifts to mcdonnell. he has to try to get something that will pass with republicans that they can get through the house and senate, but i think president obama certainly has a role to play. remember, he is the one who ran on the platform. >>> you heard him map out on friday. he would like a scaled-back version of the grand bargain, something to prevent taxes going up, and also...
78
78
Dec 19, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 78
favorite 0
quote 0
senator mcconnell is also asked about legislation to ban assault weapons in wake of the shootings. >> good afternoon, everyone. that in the summer of 2010, the senator said, i do not know a single one of my colleagues who would not prefer to do tax court -- tax breaks for people making up to a million dollars. it is my understanding that is a proposal the house of representatives is likely to send over to us later in the week. >> the other thing getting lost is, where are the savings? the president has talked about a balanced plan. as they have tried to negotiate with speaker boehner, it continues to focus on one issue. how much will we waste -- how much will we raise taxes. it is a terrible idea on the weakening economy. 61% of americans believe there has to be a major spending reduction in a fiscal cliff deal. what we continue to see in the white house is the very thing that would hurt the economy and hurt jobs. he has no interest in dealing with the federal spending. tenement programs. we need spending solutions. that is where the president has been absent. we hope he will come to
senator mcconnell is also asked about legislation to ban assault weapons in wake of the shootings. >> good afternoon, everyone. that in the summer of 2010, the senator said, i do not know a single one of my colleagues who would not prefer to do tax court -- tax breaks for people making up to a million dollars. it is my understanding that is a proposal the house of representatives is likely to send over to us later in the week. >> the other thing getting lost is, where are the...
111
111
Jun 5, 2012
06/12
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 111
favorite 0
quote 0
>> senate republicans, mitch mcconnell, house republican leaders, are really complaining that they have offered up four different ways now to pay for the student loan fix, all of which they say are in the president's budget or things the president himself has proposed, and they can't get a response back from the white house. is that something that they should expect this week? how long is it going to take for the white house to sort of figure out -- >> again, i think it's our collective goal to have this done by july 1st, three weeks, three and a half weeks, whatever it is, and we're glad folks are taking this very seriously now, and we hope and anticipate moving forward in a bipartisan way, you know, by the end of the month, absolutely. i feel a real sense of urgency. >> are you going to be negotiating with them, or is the white house going to be negotiating with them? >> congress has to do this together. we're happy to help and participate and we need republicans and democrats to come together, if on nothing else, they can come together on education and do the right thing. we fully an
>> senate republicans, mitch mcconnell, house republican leaders, are really complaining that they have offered up four different ways now to pay for the student loan fix, all of which they say are in the president's budget or things the president himself has proposed, and they can't get a response back from the white house. is that something that they should expect this week? how long is it going to take for the white house to sort of figure out -- >> again, i think it's our...
175
175
Dec 23, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 175
favorite 0
quote 1
finally, mitch mcconnell has stayed on offense. on the senate floor on friday he argued the democrats poisoned the well by declaring boehner's plan b dead on arrival. >> and he is up for reelection in 2014. by all polling, it looks like it will be a lot tougher. he also has a colleague in rand paul, who is a tea partier. you put all those factors together and it could be that mcconnell may have to step up because that is what you have to do to get some sort of deal at the moment, we have not seen that happen. host: from mark williams, what will be specifically affected in the economy if we go over the cliff? guest: instead of giving you my own numbers, let me use the congressional budget office estimates. if we go over the cliff, and if the clip stays in place for the whole year -- clef stays in place for the whole year, gdp will go into negative territory. that will push this into a short-term recession. economic growth below zero. unemployment will rise from current levels to about 9%. we will put in place the worst fiscal policy
finally, mitch mcconnell has stayed on offense. on the senate floor on friday he argued the democrats poisoned the well by declaring boehner's plan b dead on arrival. >> and he is up for reelection in 2014. by all polling, it looks like it will be a lot tougher. he also has a colleague in rand paul, who is a tea partier. you put all those factors together and it could be that mcconnell may have to step up because that is what you have to do to get some sort of deal at the moment, we have...
132
132
Apr 30, 2012
04/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 132
favorite 0
quote 0
coming to understand that increasingly as they hear more from people like spaeker boehner and mitch mcconnell and mitt romney. >> when you hear the rhetoric of americans won't vote for a loser framed around the wealth question of mr. romney, and now romney is how he addresses the question of poor people -- let me play you some sound on what governor romney said about poor people. >> i'm in this race because i care about americans, i'm not concerns about the very poor, we have a safety net there. >> we're seeing a greater gap with those with the most and those with the least. the president wants to take away from the least. i want to help those left behind, i want to help the poor. >> he wants to help the poor, but he wasn't concerned about the poor early ner the cap pain. he is concerned about those left behind, but he embraced the ryan plan that cuts all of these programs, and he has the speaker talking about how he is not a loser because of his wealth. how do you support cutting bell grants and food stamps, but you're concerned about the poor. do they just not have their script together bec
coming to understand that increasingly as they hear more from people like spaeker boehner and mitch mcconnell and mitt romney. >> when you hear the rhetoric of americans won't vote for a loser framed around the wealth question of mr. romney, and now romney is how he addresses the question of poor people -- let me play you some sound on what governor romney said about poor people. >> i'm in this race because i care about americans, i'm not concerns about the very poor, we have a...
114
114
Jul 19, 2012
07/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 114
favorite 0
quote 0
mcconnell: i say --. mr. mcconnell: , i know the parliamentarian disagrees with his few but let's assume we do have a budget and by judge ask the majority leader why we haven't passed a single appropriation bill. mr. reid: that also is an easy question to answer. the republicans in the house, this is a bicameral legislature, why have reneged on the law passed last august that set numbers. their appropriation bills have artificially lowered the numbers and in effect violated the law that's in effect here in this congress. as a result of that, senator inouye has marked up his subcommittee bills and we can't -- and i would also say, madam president, the house was not serious about what they do. energy and water which used to be one of the most important subcommittees, most popular, i should say in addition to being important, subcommittees in this body, i was fortunate to serve on that subcommittee for more than a quarter of a century under a great -- under great leaders, domenici, bennett johnson, domenici and
mcconnell: i say --. mr. mcconnell: , i know the parliamentarian disagrees with his few but let's assume we do have a budget and by judge ask the majority leader why we haven't passed a single appropriation bill. mr. reid: that also is an easy question to answer. the republicans in the house, this is a bicameral legislature, why have reneged on the law passed last august that set numbers. their appropriation bills have artificially lowered the numbers and in effect violated the law that's in...
201
201
Dec 25, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 201
favorite 0
quote 0
it is not clear whether mitch mcconnell wants to play a role because he has a campaign coming in 2014. for some people on the far right, the idea that mitch mcconnell would make a deal with obama could be acceptable. you have 10 or more republican senators who say they are willing to do business with president obama in terms of approving an increase in the marginal tax rates. if that is the case, if you could get them to pass some kind of bill and then send it on to the house, and all boehner said was i will allow a vote, and you have democrats and some republicans feeling pressure joining in, you could get a bill done. host: rick is from massachusetts on our independent line. caller: good morning. i have a problem with the president. he is the most divisive individual who has come to power in this country for a long time. he completely denied his white relatives and blames all the problems on white men by buying the votes of the lower earners in this country by saying it is not your fault. he promised to bring this country to gather. what happened? guest: i am surprised. upper income
it is not clear whether mitch mcconnell wants to play a role because he has a campaign coming in 2014. for some people on the far right, the idea that mitch mcconnell would make a deal with obama could be acceptable. you have 10 or more republican senators who say they are willing to do business with president obama in terms of approving an increase in the marginal tax rates. if that is the case, if you could get them to pass some kind of bill and then send it on to the house, and all boehner...